As a freelance writer looking for work, I have been selling myself on the premise that I can work remotely from my home office. The great thing, from the employers point of view, about this, is that every aspect of the project can be completed without the worry of having to find me office space, draw up a temporary contract, set me up on the payroll system, and then have me ‘popping in’ to my employers office to ‘chat’ about the project every five minutes.
The whole process is quite simple, as once the project has been outlined (usually via email), the project contract is drawn up by the freelancer, a price agreed, and the project can be completed, with nothing more than a few emails, and sometimes if the project requires it, a phonecall or quick meeting.
But there are some projects which are a bit more tricky. And this is all down to a little thing called software.
There are literally hundreds of different types of software, and depending on the type of work that it needs to do, many variations of how that software is used. Of course, it would be impossible for the freelancer to buy every conceivable type of software, and could not possibly spare the time to learn how to use them all.
This is where On-site freelancing can be brilliant. She can be employed on pretty much the same basis, only would work within the company’s office for the duration of the project, and use the company’s software, and have people who know how, and can teach her how to use it to boot.
Depending on the location, any travelling costs can be within the cost of the project, so there is not likely to be any further costs that you won’t know about beforehand.
There is an idea that a freelance writer will only work from their own premises, but this is simply not always the case.
The Oxford Dictionary describes ‘freelance’ as:
‘self-employed and hired to work for different companies on particular assignments’
So whether on-site of off-site, hiring a freelancer can be as flexible as you want it to be!
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